30 POINTS Suppose the average age of 42 meerkats in a clan is known to be 5.2 years-old. Which statement BEST describes a random sample of 15 meerkats from the clan?
A) The random sample of 15 meerkats should be exactly 5.2 years-old.
B) The random sample of 15 meerkats should be close to 5.2 years-old.
C) The random sample of 15 meerkats should be more than 5.2 years old.
D) The random sample of 15 meerkats should be less than 5.2 years old.

What could explain what happened when the time was equal to 120 minutes

Factor the trinomial below. 12x^2 - 32x - 12 a. 4(3x+3)(x-1) b. 4(3x+1)(x-3) c. 4(3x+6)(x-2) d. 4(3x+2)(x-6)

Stu and ambrose are working together on a study of whether diet is related to students' mental health. first, they randomly select 10 students from the student center and 10 students from the office of counseling and psychological services. then, they ask students to rate their diet in terms of healthiness on a scale of 1-100 before completing a 20-item mental health survey. a) name one of the constructs being studied b) how was the construct you named above operationally defined in this experiment? e) was the variable you described above their independent variable, their dependent variable, or a controlled variable? d) what is a confounding variable? what is a potential confound in this study?